Is CVE-2022-2431 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-2431 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-2431?

CVE-2022-2431 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-2431?

CVE-2022-2431 has an EPSS score of 2.53% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2022-2431?

No published fix for CVE-2022-2431 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-2431

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in versions up to, and including 3.2.50. This is due to insufficient file type and path validation on the deleteFiles() function found in the ~/Admin/Menu/Packages.php file that triggers upon download post deletion. This makes it possible for contributor level users and above to supply an arbitrary file path via the 'file[files]' parameter when creating a download post and once the user deletes the post the supplied arbitrary file will be deleted. This can be used by attackers to delete the /wp-config.php file which will reset the installation and make it possible for an attacker to achieve remote code execution on the server.

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path CWE-610

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Exploit1

wordfence.com

Third-Party Advisory1

packetstormsecurity.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-21.